Also! Feel free to post pics of nurseries and bumps.
Calling!!
@bluguitarhannah EDD 7/1 (girl) - Baby girl is here. YAY!!
@hanshotfirst77 EDD 6/21 (girl) - Baby girl is here. YAY!!
@wildrainbow EDD 8/16 (Boy) - Baby boy is here. YAY!!
@angelina1919 EDD 7/29
@cashewchicken EDD 8/8
@businesswife EDD 8/21
@31magnolia EDD 9/8 (Girl)
@artemis618 EDD 9/2 (Boy)
@mtpbadger EDD 11/13
@omarismyhomeboy EDD 12/24
@vetgirl2011 EDD???
@stella_700 EDD 12/28
@the_road_to_oz EDD 12/31
@callingthestork EDD 3/3
@laurelew EDD 3/4
@Kimbrlyg814 EDD 3/4
Re: All Trimesters Check-in July 13th
Unexplained infertility/AMA, polycystic ovaries, insulin resistance
FET#1(July 2017): eSET of first of 4 PGS-normal embryos, DS born 3/30/2018
FET#2(Oct/Nov 2019): eSET
- How far along/EDD? 6w4days. EDD 3/4/2021
- How are you feeling this week? Feeling the same. Haven't had any morning sickness yet. I will often have a mild feeling of stomach blegh, where I feel like it doesn't know if it is hungry or unhappy, but that's about it.
- Rants/Raves? Questions? I am so ready for my PIO shots to be over!! (Only ~3.5 more weeks) My tushie muscles are so knotted up right now from these shots.
- Any upcoming appointments? I had my second ultrasound this morning. Everything looks great and I was able to listen to the baby's heartbeat. Next ultrasound will be next Monday, July 20. It will be the last ultrasound with the RE.
- GTKY: Where is the next place on your travel bucket list and why? I don't think that my husband and I will be taking any babymoons or big trips in the next few years, but in the future we would love to go to Coppenhagen.
@kimbrlyg814 Best of luck with your ultrasound on Wednesday! Let us know how it goes.@cashewchicken You're getting so close! Enjoy your maternity leave and your last few weeks of your DS being an only. That time is so precious.
@the_road_to_oz How frustrating about the insurance and having to end up in the hospital twice. I'm glad everything worked out in the end but even still. It sounds like you definitely earned that half day mental health day.
Picture of this week's ultrasound of baby boy (we did PGS):
@cashewchicken home stretch! That’s awesome you get maternity leave before your due date, hopefully you can relax and enjoy it!
@the_road_to_oz insurance doesn’t make sense sometimes. Hopefully with the new combo, you’re good to go....despite insurance trying to deny it. The trip to the lake sounds wonderful!
Anyway so I wake up from the cramps and go to the bathroom thinking that relieving my bladder might help but the cramping was so painful I had to lie on the bathroom floor for a minute or two. I wasn't panicked but then when I finally did manage to go to the bathroom a little bit I wiped and saw red blood. Of course that freaked me out quite a bit. I called my husband from the other room and made him sit with me as I went back to lying on the floor again. After less than 5 minutes the cramps subsided and when I wiped again, things looked better. My husband reminded me that I had just had the vaginal ultrasound that morning and it could have caused irritation and the bleeding. Not a fun sight to see though!
I haven't had any more cramping or spotting since then. I called my RE's office this morning to report what happened and they agree with me that it probably isn't anything to worry about but that if I start bleeding more or if the cramps return, then I should call them to let them know. Needless to say I didn't have the most restful sleep last night.
@Kimbrlyg814 good luck tomorrow! Sending you good thoughts and positive vibes!
@the_road_to_oz I hope you don’t have medical issues but I hope you get much needed two-week break before the due date.
Unexplained infertility/AMA, polycystic ovaries, insulin resistance
FET#1(July 2017): eSET of first of 4 PGS-normal embryos, DS born 3/30/2018
FET#2(Oct/Nov 2019): eSET
@BusinessWife I'm so sorry to hear about the doula backing out. Is it due to COVID concerns at all or something else? I hope that you are able to find someone to take her place and be that support person for you during L&D.
@Kimbrlyg814 Hoping everything went well today.
- How far along/EDD? 32w1d
- How are you feeling this week? The same. Things are just getting a little more uncomfortable.
- Rants/Raves? Questions? Rant - Baby is still measuring 2 weeks ahead, so doctor is says we may not be be able to do a vaginal birth, but she's remaining hopeful. Honestly, I'm not sure if I prefer vaginal or cesarean. Regardless, it looks like I would be induced at 39 weeks. Oh, I met with the cadio doctor. She wants to do an echo in a couple of weeks and have me wear a heart monitor for 4 weeks and then we'll see what happens. Rave - Virtual baby shower is this weekend, so I'm kind of excited for that.
- Any upcoming appointments? OB 7/28; cardio 7/27 & 8/6
- GTKY: Where is the next place on your travel bucket list and why? I so want to go back to Europe, but honestly I would settle for just flying outside my state right now to some place like Portland or Mexico. I just want a vacation soooooo bad and who knows when we'll get to go on another one after the baby is here.
@Kimbrlyg814 - So happy to hear that the spotting is lessening and the baby's heartbeat is strong! Yay!!@lauralew - Sending you positive vibes. It's a good sign that the spotting has stopped. Hurry up and get her Monday! I know at the beginning I was a nervous wreck between each ultrasound and HB appointment. We'd go to the appointment and everything would be find and I would be calm for about 3-5 days and then the anxiety would start all over again!
@BusinessWife - I need to get a birth plan together. I also wanted to take some classes but I'm finding that might be hard to do. I'll need to really see what's out there.
@mtpbadger - I don't what to say about your MIL. I would be upset too! Your space and wants should definitely be respected!
@the_road_to_oz - I added your date! Lol. Thanks for letting me know. Insurance companies are so weird sometimes. Honestly, I think they must like going the most expensive route. It happens so often!
@cashewchicken - That's so nice that you get to start maternity leave now!!!
@31magnolia My sister recently gave birth via scheduled c-section due to some medical concerns not connected to the birth. While I don't think that it is many people's first choice, I think she did find it nice to know her delivery date (unlike her first). In spite of the additional pandemic procedures, I think the entire experience was rather quick and stress free. Plus she knew that she would get to have her OB do the surgery (instead of a vaginal birth where you could have had any of the doctors from the practice). No matter which was you have to go, it sounds like you're in good hands.
Unexplained infertility/AMA, polycystic ovaries, insulin resistance
FET#1(July 2017): eSET of first of 4 PGS-normal embryos, DS born 3/30/2018
FET#2(Oct/Nov 2019): eSET
My ultrasound is next Thursday, when I will be exactly 7 weeks. My RE likes to wait until we can see more, but I feel so impatient. I just want to know she is ok and growing like she should be.
@lauralew, what a fantastic ultra sound. The cramping/spotting sounds awful, so hope it doesn't happen again.
@2dogsmom, nice that you're here! Congratulations!
How far along. 7 weeks 3 days. EDD 3/3/21
How am I feeling? Hard to feel pregnant when I'm having a period twice a week! Dang, it is scary to have so much bleeding. Friday night I bled heavily all night and it took over 24 hours to stop. No nausea either, and I had nausea almost constantly with the last pregnancy, even for the week after the baby died. Just having faith that the baby is fine until I'm told otherwise.
Questions. What do SPD and RLP mean?
Upcoming appointment. Monday morning we have an ultrasound with my RE. Very nervous about that.
Travel, this weekend there is a rodeo/quick draw/street dance etc in the small town where I used to live and where my brother still is. How I wish I could go and see the rodeo and visit everyone! They don't have coronavirus there (but I live in an epicenter of it, sigh). No traveling with my subchorionic hemorrhage, though. I can't even weed my garden! Sorry for all the whining!
@callingthestork hoping the bleeding settles down for you! (((Hugs))) SPD is symphoid pubis dysfunction (or whatever Latin endings you want to sprinkle in there!) Basically pain right in the front / center of the pelvis / pubic bone as the joints start to loosen up. Super painful. 👍 RLP is much more common, round ligament pain, more under the bump and towards the sides, spreading out toward the hip bones. Sometimes a deeper feeling more in the vag, if that makes sense, aka lightening crotch. That's caused by the round ligaments loosening up, and/ or getting pulled a bit, especially when getting up quickly from a seated position. The joys! :)